2014 Agronomy/Soils Field Day Highlights UW-Madison Research

The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host their annual field day on August 27, 2014. The field day will highlight UW-Madison research on emerging technologies, greenhouse gases in agriculture, and relevant crop production issues. The field day will begin at 8:00 am and run until 2:30 pm. Lunch will be provided by the Badger Crops Club for a $5 donation.

Agenda

8:00

Registration & coffee

8:30

Soils, Forages, and Greenhouse Gas Tours depart

10:30

Grains, Forages, and Greenhouse Gas Tours depart

12:00

Lunch with demonstration of UAV with aerial photography

1:00

Grains and Soils Tours depart

Note: All tours are only offered twice. Tours depart promptly as scheduled.

Tours

Grains

Herbicide resistance in Wisconsin corn and soybean: Take Action

Prescription seeding rates and climate impact on Midwestern soybean

Maximum yield systems research for corn

Going “Old School” to manage corn rootworms Bryan Jensen

Forages

Perennial forages are essential for long term carbon storage in Wisconsin’s prairie soils (Gregg Sanford)

Cautions when harvesting wet forage (Dan Undersander)

What level of weed control is needed to ensure alfalfa establishment? (Mark Renz)